Outputs (36)

Tailored mesoporous silica supports for Ni catalysed hydrogen production from ethanol steam reforming (2016)
Journal Article
Parlett, C. M., Aydin, A., Durndell, L. J., Frattini, L., Isaacs, M. A., Lee, A. F., Liu, X., Olivi, L., Trofimovaite, R., Wilson, K., & Wu, C. (2017). Tailored mesoporous silica supports for Ni catalysed hydrogen production from ethanol steam reforming. Catalysis communications, 91, 76-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catcom.2016.12.021

Mesoporous silica supported Ni nanoparticles have been investigated for hydrogen production from ethanol steam reforming. Ethanol reforming is structure-sensitive over Ni, and also dependent on support mesostructure; three-dimensional KIT-6 possessin... Read More about Tailored mesoporous silica supports for Ni catalysed hydrogen production from ethanol steam reforming.

Comparative Analysis of Synthetic Natural Gas versus Hydrogen Production from Bagasse (2016)
Journal Article
Michailos, S., Parker, D., & Webb, C. (2017). Comparative Analysis of Synthetic Natural Gas versus Hydrogen Production from Bagasse. Chemical Engineering & Technology, 40(3), 546-554. https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.201600424

A rigorous and comparative evaluation of two biomass-to-gases (BtG) conversion routes was performed and, according to this outcome, it is suggested which of the options evaluated is most desirable. These options, the hydrogen and synthetic natural ga... Read More about Comparative Analysis of Synthetic Natural Gas versus Hydrogen Production from Bagasse.

Innovative uses of renewable energy sources in the agricultural sector on the island of Crete, Greece (2016)
Thesis
Vourdoubas, J. Innovative uses of renewable energy sources in the agricultural sector on the island of Crete, Greece. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219243

Although Crete is an island highly utilizing renewable energy sources (RES) for heat and power generation, their further applications in agriculture would result in many socioeconomic and environmental benefits. The use of renewable energies integrat... Read More about Innovative uses of renewable energy sources in the agricultural sector on the island of Crete, Greece.

Effect of pressure on the efficiency of nickel and nickel-copper catalysts in decomposition of methane (2016)
Journal Article
Kuvshinov, G. G., Popov, M. V., Tonkodubov, S. E., & Kuvshinov, D. G. (2016). Effect of pressure on the efficiency of nickel and nickel-copper catalysts in decomposition of methane. Russian Journal of Applied Chemistry / Zhurnal Prikladnoi Khimii, 89(11), 1777-1785. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1070427216110070

Methane decomposition into hydrogen and nanofibrous carbon in the presence of high-percentage catalysts (70–90)% Ni–(0–20)% Cu–10% Al at a temperature of 948 K and pressures of 1 to 5 atm was studied in order to develop a technology for enrichment of... Read More about Effect of pressure on the efficiency of nickel and nickel-copper catalysts in decomposition of methane.

Development of Fe-promoted Ni-Al catalyst for hydrogen production from gasification of wood sawdust (2016)
Journal Article
Dong, L., Wu, C., Ling, H., Shi, J., Williams, P. T., & Huang, J. (2017). Development of Fe-promoted Ni-Al catalyst for hydrogen production from gasification of wood sawdust. Energy and Fuels, 31(3), 2118-2127. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b02050

The production of renewable hydrogen enriched gas from biomass waste is a promising technology for the development of a sustainable economy and society. Until now, there are still challenges of the technology in terms of the efficiency of hydrogen pr... Read More about Development of Fe-promoted Ni-Al catalyst for hydrogen production from gasification of wood sawdust.

Promoting hydrogen production and minimizing catalyst deactivation from the pyrolysis-catalytic steam reforming of biomass on nanosized NiZnAlOx catalysts (2016)
Journal Article
Dong, L., Wu, C., Ling, H., Shi, J., Williams, P. T., & Huang, J. (2017). Promoting hydrogen production and minimizing catalyst deactivation from the pyrolysis-catalytic steam reforming of biomass on nanosized NiZnAlOx catalysts. Fuel, 188, 610-620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2016.10.072

Hydrogen production from the thermochemical conversion of biomass was carried out with nano-sized NiZnAlOx catalysts using a two-stage fixed bed reactor system. The gases derived from the pyrolysis of wood sawdust in the first stage were catalyticall... Read More about Promoting hydrogen production and minimizing catalyst deactivation from the pyrolysis-catalytic steam reforming of biomass on nanosized NiZnAlOx catalysts.

The effects of the composition of microporous layers on the permeability of gas diffusion layers used in polymer electrolyte fuel cells (2016)
Journal Article
Orogbemi, O. M., Ingham, D. B., Ismail, M. S., Hughes, K. J., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2016). The effects of the composition of microporous layers on the permeability of gas diffusion layers used in polymer electrolyte fuel cells. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 41(46), 21345-21351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.09.160

The effects of the composition of the microporous layer (MPL) on the through-plane permeability of the gas diffusion layers (GDLs) used in polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) have been thoroughly experimentally investigated in this paper. For a gi... Read More about The effects of the composition of microporous layers on the permeability of gas diffusion layers used in polymer electrolyte fuel cells.

Investigation of the chemocatalytic and biocatalytic valorization of a range of different lignin preparations: The importance of β-O-4 content (2016)
Journal Article
Lancefield, C. S., Rashid, G. M. M., Bouxin, F., Wasak, A., Tu, W.-C., Hallett, J., Zein, S., Rodríguez, J., Jackson, S. D., Westwood, N. J., & Bugg, T. D. H. (2016). Investigation of the chemocatalytic and biocatalytic valorization of a range of different lignin preparations: The importance of β-O-4 content. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 4(12), 6921-6930. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b01855

A set of seven different lignin preparations was generated from a range of organosolv (acidic, alkaline, ammonia-treated, and dioxane-based), ionic liquid, autohydrolysis, and Kraft pretreatments of lignocelluloses. Each lignin was characterized by 2... Read More about Investigation of the chemocatalytic and biocatalytic valorization of a range of different lignin preparations: The importance of β-O-4 content.

Large-Scale Production of V6O13 Cathode Materials Assisted by Thermal Gravimetric Analysis-Infrared Spectroscopy Technology (2016)
Journal Article
Liang, H. P., Du, J., Jones, T. G., Lawrence, N. S., & Meredith, A. W. (2016). Large-Scale Production of V6O13 Cathode Materials Assisted by Thermal Gravimetric Analysis-Infrared Spectroscopy Technology. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 8(39), 25674-25679. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b10832

© 2016 American Chemical Society. The kilogram-scale fabrication of V6O13 cathode materials has been notably assisted by in situ thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA)-infrared spectroscopy (IR) technology. This technology successfully identified a resid... Read More about Large-Scale Production of V6O13 Cathode Materials Assisted by Thermal Gravimetric Analysis-Infrared Spectroscopy Technology.

Case study of viability of bioenergy production from landfill gas (LFG) (2016)
Journal Article
Vourdoubas, J., & Skoulou, V. K. (2016). Case study of viability of bioenergy production from landfill gas (LFG). Journal of Agricultural Science, 8(10), 165-176. https://doi.org/10.5539/jas.v8n10p165

The landfill gas (LFG) produced from the existing landfill site in Heraklion city, Crete island, Greece, is not currently exploited to its full potential. It could however be exploited for power generation and/or combined heat and power (CHP) product... Read More about Case study of viability of bioenergy production from landfill gas (LFG).